In recent years, Chile has been recognized as a country rapidly ascending the global startup scene, along with a small number of other South American countries such as Peru. One reason for this surge in popularity is the country’s enviable selection of accelerators, one of which is the rising accelerator, Imagine Lab, which is helping
Are Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) the new IPOs? Well they have one thing in common, they haven’t won a lot of confidence in general on being introduced into the market. An ICO is like a fusion of an IPO and crowdfund, but investing in an ICO will give you crypto-tokens generated by the firm instead
Microsoft Argentina announces Imagine Cup 2018, the global student competition for innovation and tech project development, that provides a platform to help young students from around the world convert their ideas into a startup.
The Chinese company Huawei is looking for eight young Colombians to train up in 5G technology at its headquarters in Shenzhen, China. The objective is that the chosen few can apply what they’ve learned in their native country. The open application process is part of the Huawei’s social responsibility program called Semillas del Futuro, which has
Acelerar España begin taking applications tomorrow for their accelerator program in Madrid in the bid to support upcoming Argentine entrepreneurs. An initiative by the Cámara Empresarial Argentina en España (CEAES), a non-profit institute that seeks to give Argentine startups a leg up, the second installment of Acelerar España will pick up where they left off
Cryptocurrency start-ups in Chile are facing yet another hurdle as individual banks take a hard line against cryptocurrency exchanges. BancoEstado, Scotiabank and Itaú have become the latest institutions to demonstrate a lack of faith in the digital currency. The most recent operator to fall victim to strict banking policies was Santiago-based CryptoMKT, who were told
Brazilian commuters can avoid traffic, while contributing to a cleaner environment with Zumpy, an app that helps you connect to other commuters on your route, so that you can work out a carpool. Zumpy was on the list of fifty Latin American startups selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the International Finance Corporation
The modern world, viewed by many of us through a screen, is powered by lithium. A soft, white metal, the element is vital in consumer technology and the push – by both manufacturers and environmentally focused governments – to sell electronic vehicles on the mass market has seen prices soar. Much of this increasingly precious
Ecuador is to receive a new data-center in Quito courtesy of Cloud Carib, a provider of managed cloud and ICT services. The Ecuador CaribPod, as it’s called, is now supported by Cloud Carib’s command and control centre in Nassau, in the Bahamas where the company is headquartered, which will offer round-the-clock support and service to
Silicon Valley based Founder Institute, an early-stage accelerator and startup launch program, opened its doors for applications in its third semester on March 21 in Bogotá, Colombia. Since its launch in Bogotá in 2012, the program has created 20 promising technology companies with several graduates launching products globally. The ‘Startup Pitch Bootcamp: Learn How